RESOURCE ALLOCATION

In 2000, the Executive Board approved an updated system for resource allocation based on a country's level of achievement in reaching the goals set at the ICPD and the five-year review of the Conference. The new system is in line with the internationally agreed priorities of the ICPD+5, especially with regard to HIV/AIDS, adolescent reproductive health, and gender imbalances, particularly in education. The Board agreed on a set of indicators and threshold levels to determine a country's need for UNFPA resources, to be considered along with population size and economic growth. The determination is based on the percentage of births with skilled attendants, contraceptive prevalence rate, proportion of population aged 15-24 living with HIV/AIDS, adolescent fertility rate, infant mortality rate, maternal mortality ratio, adult female literacy rate, and secondary enrolment ratio. Countries fall into five categories. Group A countries, which include all least developed nations, have met the threshold levels of only 0-4 indicators, have an annual per capita income of less than $900 and have the highest need for assistance. Group B countries, which have the second highest need, have met the threshold levels for 5-6 indicators or have a per capita GNP of $900 or more. Group C countries have made the most progress – they meet threshold levels for 6-7 indicators and thus require the least funding. The other two categories are Group T countries, those with economies in transition, and Group O countries, small developing countries with less than 150,000 people.

Chart 3 - UNFPA Assistance by Major Function

Table 1 - Top 20 Government Donors to UNFPA in 2000 (In US$)

Table 2- UNFPA Income and Expenditures 2000

Table 3 - Expenditures: Africa (Sub-Saharan)

Table 4 - Expenditures: Latin America and the Caribbean

HUMAN RESOURCES

UNFPA has 1,018 staff worldwide in authorized budget posts, and 50 per cent of professional staff members are women. In 2000, 50 staff members from UNFPA participated in workshops on advocacy and media skills to enhance their ability to build constituencies and support for the organization. A total of 65 staff members attended regional workshops – one in Asia and the other in Africa – to improve their programme management skills in line with the new multi-year funding framework. The workshops, conducted in collaboration with the Office of Oversight and Evaluation, paid special attention to effective monitoring and evaluation of programmes. In 2000, UNFPA launched an innovative staff training programme in collaboration with the United Nations Staff College. The distance learning system on population issues is conducted through e-mail and currently offers a total of six courses – on reproductive health, confronting HIV/AIDS, mainstreaming gender, advocacy and action, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, and reducing maternal death rates.

Chart 4 - UNFPA Assistance by Geographical Region

Chart 5 - UNFPA Assistance by Country/Intercountry Category

Table 5 - Expenditures: Asia and the Pacific

Table 6 - Expenditures: Arab States and Europe

Table 7 - Expenditures: Interregional and Global

Table 8 - Donor Pledges and Payments 2000 (Net General Contributions in US$)

Table 9 - Project Expenditures in 2000 (in thousands of US$)